Chess brought in close to $1.9 million across just seven preview performances, positioning the show as one of the top weekly earners in the industry.

The Cold War chess musical , starring Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher, played to close to 100 percent capacity at the Imperial Theatre and grossed $1.86 million, just narrowly coming in behind the mega-hit The Lion King. While reviews have yet to come out (the musical is scheduled to open Nov. 16), this could be quite the turnaround for a show that was an infamous flop when it originally premiered on Broadway in 1988. The average ticket price dropped down to $183.94 from the $208.02 it hit across its first four previews.

Chess brought in close to $1.9 million across just seven preview performances, positioning the

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